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Broadened Allocation of Pancreas Transplants Across Compatible ABO Blood Types. Pancreas Transplantation Committee. What problem will the proposal solve?. Pancreas transplants have declined significantly since early 2000s
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Broadened Allocation of Pancreas Transplants Across Compatible ABO Blood Types Pancreas Transplantation Committee
What problem will the proposal solve? • Pancreas transplants have declined significantly since early 2000s • Current blood type restrictions prevent compatible transplants from occurring • These restrictions could lead to pancreata being discarded and fewer transplants
What are the proposed solutions? • Prioritize high-cPRA ABO-identical candidates, then high-cPRA compatible candidates, then all identical, then all compatible • Allow A, non-A1 and AB, non-A1B compatible pancreas or kidney-pancreas to B candidates • Allow B pancreas or kidney-pancreas to B or AB candidates • Remove restrictions on blood type O compatibility: • A, B or AB candidates need zero antigen mismatch (0-ABDR) + cPRA ≥80 to receive O pancreas or kidney-pancreas in current policy
Supporting Evidence The SRTR-modeled option chosen by the Committee shows: • Projected increase of 143 kidney-pancreas transplants • More kidney-pancreas transplants can reduce pancreas discards • The greatest difference in kidney-pancreas versus kidney-alone transplants: KP = +143 KIA = - 105 Difference = +38 • Projected net increase in transplants (+38) • Transplant Benefit • Greatest increase in Median Years of Benefit: 249 • Greatest increase in Life Years Following Transplant (LYFT): 240
How will members implement this proposal? • Only one element of proposed changes require member implementation: • For A, non-A1 and AB, non-A1B to B KP or PTA compatibility transplant programs must do the same as they do kidneys • Obtain written, informed consent from B candidate • Establish a written protocol for A, non-A1 and AB, non-A1B to B titer thresholds • Confirm A, non-A1 and AB, non-A1B compatibility for B candidates every 90 days (+/- 20 days) • NOTE: Marking candidates eligible for A, non-A1 and AB, non-A1B kidneys makes them eligible for A, non-A1 and AB, non-A1B kidney-pancreas and pancreas
Specific Feedback Titer thresholds for A, non-A1 and AB, non-A1B kidney-pancreas and pancreas-alone to B candidates: • Same as kidney, or different?
How will the OPTN implement this proposal? • Anticipated Board Review date: December 3-5, 2017 • Programming in UNetSM • Changes to the match system • Evaluation for compliance: • Site surveys: review documentation for written, informed consent • Site surveys: verify that the program has a written protocol regarding titer thresholds • Post-Implementation Evaluation: • # of SPK transplants by blood type • Post-transplant survival and waitlist outcomes of SPK and kidney alone candidates and recipients pre/post implementation • Median time to transplant for SPK and KI by blood type
Questions? Jon Odorico, MD Pancreas Transplantation Committee Chair jon@surgery.wisc.edu Abigail Fox, MPA Pancreas Transplantation Committee Liaison Abigail.fox@unos.org
Minority Outcomes • KP
KPSAM Simulations • All compatible blood types allowed (R2) • All compatible blood types allowed and ABO identical candidates are prioritized. (R3) • High-cPRA ABO identical candidates prioritized, followed by ABO compatible candidates with high CPRA, identical candidates with low cPRA, compatible candidates with low cPRA (R4) • ABO-identical candidates prioritized above ABO-compatible candidates according to geographical stratification (local, regional and national classifications) (R5) • ABO-identical candidates receive offers through the national level, then ABO-compatible candidates offers through the national level (R6)